Individual Project Crit Feed back: Midterm Review

After crits with four people here are the main input I received on my watering shelf. It attempts to bring organic gardening into the urban apartment environment by using gray water. 

• Materiality: consider plastic ( although plastic and water may be something to consider) Also consider the possibility of using stainless steal. 
• Focus on vertical space, not ceiling space
• consider the shape as it evolves, circle formations? Think outside of the linear box
• remove the back piece, perhaps add mesh eliminate so that plants can have support as they grow upwards. ( support system)
• Focus on what plants this is built for. Don't try to make it universal, instead tell the user what it can grow and why they need that.
• tell user where this goes, does it hang or does it attach to the back of a cabinet? if it can go anywhere people will automatically be like, " where can i put this?"
• if it goes on wall it may compete with photos and paintings
• research hot pot is grown hydroponically and with lighting, does hydroponic make more sense than soil? less mess? can things like potatoes be grown in water? Research!
• grow lights - incorporate in design. Use electric light to grow
• Consider plants growing downward
• think of how to design so that size of plant as it grows can be accommodated
• look up bouroullec brothers, French designers
• consider reusing grey water
• Study Project (Basin bath, set amount of water to use, tilted seat within basin bath, water filters back to bottom, goes outward to water surrounding plants that in turn provide a screen for the basin bath. 
• consider making the top a funnel instead of so linear, maybe the experience of watering becomes meaningful - maybe the water showers on the plants. Rain?
• move design out of the shower, into main spaces
• Instead of tray concept consider a spicket at base?
• consider how you can let users know how much water to give plants?(perhaps the angle of the water holding area dictates which plants get more water)
• look up Re-Bath project